Advantages: No harm in a bit of nostalgia Disadvantages: Even nostalgia's not what it used to be though
...example of the latter and top of my list (and it's even in a show case in the dining room) comes my:-
1) NIKON F 35 mm SLR CAMERA Circa 1975
"When I were a lad, before the war ended*", I'd hankered after a Nikon F, vowing one day to own one.
*Vietnam, not the Crimean, before anyone asks!
They weren't neat and tidy like the Pentax's of the day, in fact they were, how can I put it, a bit industrial being pretty lacking in any kind of styling, but ... ...and extended with kitchen work top to fill the entire length. Here I have my bolted down tools - a bench stand for an electric drill and a rather hefty engineers vice. The right hand side has a higher bench pitched at my waist height, and cantilevered out from the wall so as to create no further obstructions to the floor area. It has mains wiring provided via a safety breaker from the house so that any garden appliance plugged in is likewise protected, ...
BNibbles 28.08.2006
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...Well, that's my ten things. If it's any consolation, I've actually got rid of a lot of stuff I never thought I would so never say never. Some people even paid good money for them on eBay. I expect I'll be seeing their top ten here very soon... ...
ilaskey 12.02.2007
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Advantages: Can Clear Out Some Old Junk Disadvantages: Can't Seem To Let It Go
This review is just a little fun and why not so many reviews are serious and bad new's let's lighten the mood a little and see just how sad my most prized possessions really are. I have been buying and selling on EBay for 2 years now and these are a list of the items I just can't bear to sell even though I know I should lol. We need all the space we can get with 5 children and 3 cats but I just can't please don't make me.
1. ZIPPY.
Who is Zippy ... ...to remember he was that funny little puppet in Rainbow and when I was a kid I was bought a rucksack that had Zippy's mouth as the entrance to open and put all your bit's in. He never saw the light of day as I could not take the bullying I would have received should I have gone out with him. Getting rid of him is never an option even if he is just sitting in the cupboard collecting dust. He still look's after my old school reports best place for them ...
bazzaoleary77 05.02.2007
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Advantages: Getting my priorities right Disadvantages: Only 10 things
...10
My lovely lap top computer.
It let's me do so many things that I never thought would be possible18 years ago when I was appointed to the post of IT co ordinator in a small local primary school on the strength of the fact I was the only member of staff apart from the head who knew which way to put a floppy disc into the school computers and what's more I could use Folio to write the name and date and even sometimes print them too. Those were ... ...disc case including the carefully saved work..
So yes my lap top stays so I can carry on listing on Ebay, uploading pictures for my auctions, and then write about it all on Ciao So HP you are most definitely spared from the indignity of being an unsold item. ...
baeswoman 30.12.2006
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